Sky Schedule Looking a Bit More Hopeful

[Autobarn]

OK Setanta are getting all the biggest stuff.

Here's what Sky have lined up. I'm looking forward to seeing BARKER and OLUSEGUN in action again.

January 18
British Super-Bantamweight Title
Esham Pickering v Sean Hughes January 25
European light-welterweight title
Colin Lynes v Juho Tolppola February 1
British Light-Welterweight Title
Tony Oakey v Peter Haymer February 8
Commonwealth Light-Welterweight Title
Ajose Olusegun v Nigel Wright February 22
Commonwealth Middleweight Title
Darren Barker v Steve Bendall February 29
British Welterweight Title
Kevin McIntyre v Kevin Anderson

I presume Sky will be getting the excellent FROCH-INKIN fight. Reckon things will look a bit more rosy if Haye comes back provided he smashes Macca, and hopefully WITTER-D HOPKINS if it happens gets picked up by Sky. With Thaxton probably going to fight Khan soon(ish), that would leave MURRAY-FEWKES to contest the English title and become British mandatory.


It's obvious, Setanta are like the HBO to Sky's Showtime. They throw around more money and obviously like to build stars in the FW stable. Sky then need to show an absolute committment to quality boxing. Imaginative matchups. Only give ppl TV dates if the fight is acceptable.

[DG.]

OK Setanta are getting all the biggest stuff.

Here's what Sky have lined up. I'm looking forward to seeing BARKER and OLUSEGUN in action again.

January 18
British Super-Bantamweight Title
Esham Pickering v Sean Hughes January 25
European light-welterweight title
Colin Lynes v Juho Tolppola February 1
British Light-Welterweight Title
Tony Oakey v Peter Haymer February 8
Commonwealth Light-Welterweight Title
Ajose Olusegun v Nigel Wright February 22
Commonwealth Middleweight Title
Darren Barker v Steve Bendall February 29
British Welterweight Title
Kevin McIntyre v Kevin Anderson

I presume Sky will be getting the excellent FROCH-INKIN fight. Reckon things will look a bit more rosy if Haye comes back provided he smashes Macca, and hopefully WITTER-D HOPKINS if it happens gets picked up by Sky. With Thaxton probably going to fight Khan soon(ish), that would leave MURRAY-FEWKES to contest the English title and become British mandatory.


It's obvious, Setanta are like the HBO to Sky's Showtime. They throw around more money and obviously like to build stars in the FW stable. Sky then need to show an absolute committment to quality boxing. Imaginative matchups. Only give ppl TV dates if the fight is acceptable.

I was going to cancel my SKY subscription - but will wait until after these fights.

[Chambers2]

I thought Lynes was fighting Branco???

[Wales]

Branco pulled out so he's fighting the fin

[Chambers2]

Branco pulled out so he's fighting the fin

Cheers (again)

I post virtually everyday so fcuk knows why I'm so behind the times, mind ya my short term memory is practically non-existant. I feel like Guy Pearce in Momento

[steve689]

I feel like Guy Pearce in Memento

So in other words, you tattoo the Boxrec schedule to your torso and have little reminder slips all over your house in case you forget to video the Boxing on channel 5

[Chambers2]

I feel like Guy Pearce in Memento

So in other words, you tattoo the Boxrec schedule to your torso and have little reminder slips all over your house in case you forget to video the Boxing on channel 5

Thats the one

[chesh]

I read somewhere they're showing the Williams-Quintana fight on a week's delay. That will be the first US fight on Sky for some time. Live or Sunday morning delay would be preferable, of course, but it's better than nothing.

[Autobarn]

That would be something, however little! The more fights the merrier.

[stujones]

I think thats pretty poor actually - seems like the non international coverage wasn't just rumour.